A Westhill High student who stole a teacher’s cellphone was apprehended when he was found through the device’s tracking signal, police said.

Sgt. Jennifer Lynch said the Westhill teacher reported the stolen phone about 8 p.m. Wednesday and showed Officer Heather Franc the location of her device by using the “Where’s My Phone” application.

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The phone was in the South End near South Pacific Street. Officer Javon Lake spotted a 16-year-old boy walking down the street wearing a backpack, but did not see anyone else around.

Lynch said Franc had the teacher trigger the audible alarm on the phone so Lake would know the device belonged to the teacher.

Lake reported hearing the alarm from inside the backpack, Lynch said.The youth, whose name was not released because of his age, was charged with fifth-degree larceny and was released to the custody of his parents.